January 22, 2013, 2:52PM

The commissioners got a briefing Tuesday that included bullet-pointed highlights of what the county should pursue legislatively this year and how the make up of this year's Legislature could favor Multnomah County's agenda more than last session's did. Full story »

November 15, 2012, 3:30PM

The lawsuit, expected to be filed within weeks in Multnomah County Circuit Court, will seek damages for allegedly unpaid document-recording fees from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, or MERS. Full story »

October 09, 2012, 8:32PM

Concerns of the Multnomah County Courthouse in Portland range from its lack of seismic bracing to three generations of mechanical and electrical systems, strewn atop each other over the course of a century,

October 09, 2012, 8:29PM

The building is so dysfunctional that many employees refuse to drink the water, entire floors are crammed with non-working machinery and security concerns are so high that sheriff's deputies call the main public entrance the "fatal funnel." Full story »

October 09, 2012, 6:03PM

Portland, Oregon - October 9, 2012 - A side entrance used to remove and receive is narrow and problematic at the 103-year-old Multnomah County Courthouse, which is in need of some upgrades. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian

October 09, 2012, 6:03PM

Portland, Oregon - October 9, 2012 -Deputy Jackie Johnson of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office cuffs a prisoner before moving him in side the 103-year-old Multnomah County Courthouse. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian

October 09, 2012, 6:03PM

Portland, Oregon - October 9, 2012 - An old, unusable jail cell is used to store old mattresses and cleaning tools inside the 103-year-old Multnomah County Courthouse, which is in need of some upgrades. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian

October 09, 2012, 6:03PM

Portland, Oregon - October 9, 2012 - A prisoner awaits being allowed to go down an elevator inside the 103-year-old Multnomah County Courthouse, which is in need of some upgrades. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian

October 09, 2012, 6:03PM

Portland, Oregon - October 9, 2012 -Captain Raimond Adgers, with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, peers into a long-unused jail cell on the seventh floor of the 100-year-old Multnomah County Courthouse. The area's floor-to-ceiling barred cells are straight out of a black-and-white prison movie. Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian